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' The present. invention relates to musical 'instruments, and in particular to drum and accesory holding and supporting stands.

The primaryobject of the invention is to provide a support for drums, accessories for trap drummers and various other sound instruments which may be easily assembled and dismantled to facilitate transportation, and which is constructed of separably connected members to enable the same to be compactly stored and carried with the other equipment of the drummer.

Another object is to provide a drum stand which is adapted to be aflixed to the rim of the bass drum on either side of the center to enable the stand to be used for either right or left hand drummers.

Another object of the invention is to provide a drum and accessory holding stand which may be readily adjusted to position the snare drum vari-A ous heights from the oor to suit the comfort and the convenience of the drummer.

Another object is to provide a drum stand which will provide a third support for the bass drum, and will help to support the bass drumr In the drawing: f

icuii. (Classi-4124 f f 3; Secured to the upper portion of the` tubular V upright 2 isatubular upright v4 held in place by means of-a threaded sleeve 5, engagingv mutually threaded end portions of said tubular uprights 2 and 4. Formed in the tubular upright 4 in diametrically'opposed relation, is a series of equidistantly spaced transversely aligned apertures B to facilitate the adjustable attachment of the bass drum retaining bracket and the snare ldrum supporting bracket.

The snare drum supporting bracket includes a plate 1, having a central aperture through which extends a bolt- 9 having a head I9 on one end thereof which is provided with radially extending teeth II adapted to engage correspondingly Vshaped teeth I2 on the outer face of the bracket plate 1, thus providing mutually engaging friction surfaces to retain the clutch plate 1 in a predetermined angular position. A coil spring I4 is arranged on the free end of the'bolt 9, and is yieldingly urged into engagement with the washer I5bymeansofawingnut I3.

The bracket plate I is provided with ran angle portion 8 to which is aflixed theinner ends of a pair ofvsnare drum supporting arms I'I and I8 by bolts and nuts and 2I, or other suitable fastening elements. The free ends of the arms II are bent upon themselves as at I9, and cooperate with a struck upangular portion I6 on the angle portion of the `bracket plate to securely hold a snare drum S in position (Figs. l, 2 and 4). In

' the event that it is desired to adjust the arms I'I Figure 1 is a view in elevation showing the stand of my invention, with some parts in section, and illustrating a bass drum and snare drum arranged inoperative relation for the drummer.

Figure 2 is an elevational view as seen from the left side of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a top elevational view of the stand showing the snare drum supporting arms and the drum removed.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary enlarged vertical sectional view of the upper'portion of the stand showing various details of construction.

In the drawings, referring more in detail, attention is rst directed to Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, wherein the stand is shown for convenience, as being arranged to support a bass drum kB and a snare drum S. v

The stand includes a base I to which 4is attached a tubular upright 2 as at 3. If desired,

the tubular upright 2 may be formed integral and I8 to accommodate a snarer drum of slightly larger diameter, the bolts 20 may be removed from the angle portion 8 of they bracket plate and re-positioned in openings 22, likewise formed in said angle portion of the bracket plate.

In ordery to secure the bass drum B to the vertical tubularv post 4, a bolt 23 is passed through an aligned pair of apertures 6 and also through a pair of clamping brackets 21 and 29, having rim engaging portions 26 and 28 for frictionally engaging` the rim H of the bass drum B. .The bolt 23 is provided With a head 36, and a sleeve 24 is positioned on the bolt to space the bracket 21 a convenient distance from the vertical tubu-v lar post 4. Threaded on one end of the bolt 23 is a wing nut 25 which when tightened in place,

rim of the drum and simultaneously secure the post 4 to the drum.

It will be readily seen, that by adjusting the n bolt 9 to enable the angle portion 8 of the bracket pla-te 1 to be angula-rly displaced, that the snare drum S can be conveniently positioned with respect to the drummer, and similarly that by repositioning the bolt 9 in various aligned apertures 6, the bracket plate 1 may be adjusted various heights and the drum S positioned at the proper height for the drummer.

What I claim is:

In a drum support, a base, a tubular upright extending upwardly from said base and provided with a plurality of spaced apertures therein, an L-shaped plate having a leg arranged contiguous to said upright, said leg having an opening therein, a bolt extending through said opening and through one of the apertures in said upright and provided with a head on end end thereof, a plurality of radially extending teeth arranged on the head for engaging corresponding teeth on said leg, a coil spring arranged on the free end of said bolt, a securing element for maintaining said spring on said bolt, said plate being provided with an angle portion, a pair of arms each having an end `extendingfrom ysaid angle portion, the free ends of said arms being bent upon themselves, a struck up portion on said angle portion for coaction with the free ends of said arms, said angle portion being provided with a plurality of spaced openings, there being openings in said arms for registry with the openings in said angle portion, and a securing element extending through a selected pair of registering openings.

, WALTER J. SANNEBECK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 'Number Name Date 570,343 Skreberg Oct. 27, 1896 590,182 Bower Sept. 4, 1897 595,196 Newman et al. Dec. 7, 1897 872,771 Clair Dec. 3, 1907 1,009,508 Guthrie Nov. 21, 1911 2,155,097 Mendle Apr. '18, 1939 

